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minus-squareSolNine@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoList and Array terminology also bothers me … Why not just call it an array?
minus-squarePyro@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoBut python lists are not like the base arrays in other languages. They function more like List<> or vector (C++ had to be special) and are named appropriately.
minus-squareSolNine@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoAhh thank you for that information! In all seriousness, I appreciate you correcting my ignorance.
List and Array terminology also bothers me … Why not just call it an array?
But python lists are not like the base arrays in other languages. They function more like
List<>orvector(C++ had to be special) and are named appropriately.Ahh thank you for that information! In all seriousness, I appreciate you correcting my ignorance.